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Golf: WGC-Dell Match Play

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama hits a shot from a bunker during the second round of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas, on March 23, 2023.

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Golf: WGC-Dell Match Play

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama hits a shot during the second round of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas, on March 23, 2023.

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Golf: WGC-Dell Match Play

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama hits a tee shot during the second round of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas, on March 23, 2023.

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Golf: WGC-Dell Match play

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama plays a shot on the 16th hole during the first round of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas, on March 22, 2023.

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Golf: WGC-Dell Match play

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama reads the green on the 15th hole during the first round of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas, on March 22, 2023.

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Golf: Tanihara defeats Fisher to reach Match Play semifinals

AUSTIN, United States, March 26 Kyodo - Japan's Hideto Tanihara (L) shakes hands with Ross Fisher of England after a 4-and-2 victory in the quarterfinals of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas, on March 25, 2017.

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Japan's Matsuyama makes bunker shot at U.S. tourney

DORAL, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama makes a bunker shot on the No. 4 hole during his final round of the WGC Cadillac Championship tournament on the Blue Monster course at the Trump National Doral golf club in Florida on March 9, 2014. (Kyoto)

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Matsuyama's left-handed shot in Cadillac tourney practice

DORAL, United States - Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama makes a left-handed shot on the No. 18 hole during his practice round for the WGC Cadillac Championship golf tournament on March 5, 2014 on the Blue Monster course at the Trump National Doral golf club in Florida.

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Matsuyama practices for Cadillac golf tourney

DORAL, United States - Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama makes a bunker shot on the No. 18 hole during his practice round for the WGC Cadillac Championship golf tournament on March 5, 2014 on the Blue Monster course at the Trump National Doral golf club in Florida.

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Ishikawa at Match Play

MARANA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa (R) is pictured after losing to Paul Lawrie (L) of Britain on the 18th hole in the second round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana, Arizona, on Feb. 23, 2012.

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Ishikawa at Match Play

MARANA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa reacts after teeing off on the 8th hole in the second round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana, Arizona, on Feb. 23, 2012. Ishikawa missed out on a place in the last 16 of the championship after losing to Paul Lawrie of Britain in the second round.

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Ishikawa at Match Play

MARANA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa reacts after nailing a birdie on the 17th hole in the first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana, Arizona, on Feb. 22, 2012. Ishikawa scored a one-shot victory over Bill Haas of the United States in the first round.

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Ishikawa at Match Play

MARANA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa tees off on the 18th hole in the first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana, Arizona, on Feb. 22, 2012. Ishikawa scored a one-shot victory over Bill Haas of the United States in the first round.

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Golf: WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

Japan's Takumi Kanaya (R) watches his tee shot on the sixth hole in round-robin group play of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play on March 23, 2022, at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas, with Xander Schauffele of the United States looking on.

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Golf: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan acknowledges applause after making a birdie putt on the 14th hole during the final round of the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Aug. 8, 2021, at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Golf: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan makes a birdie putt on the 13th hole during the final round of the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Aug. 8, 2021, at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Golf: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan chips onto the first green during the final round of the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Aug. 8, 2021, at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Golf: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (R) misses a putt for birdie on the first playoff hole at the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Aug. 8, 2021, at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Golf: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits out of a bunker on the 16th hole during the final round of the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Aug. 8, 2021, at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Golf: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan reacts after missing a putt for birdie on the first playoff hole at the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Aug. 8, 2021, at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Golf: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Abraham Ancer of Mexico celebrates after winning the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Aug. 8, 2021, at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Matsuyama pulls out of WGC due to back pain

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (L) tells a player in the same group that he will withdraw from the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions midway through the third-round due to back pain at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai on Nov. 7, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PGA Tour golfer Hideki Matsuyama

Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama poses with his trophy after winning the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio in August 2017. Matsuyama is scheduled to join Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump in a round of golf on Nov. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ishikawa at Match Play

MARANA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa (R) is pictured after losing to Paul Lawrie (L) of Britain on the 18th hole in the second round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana, Arizona, on Feb. 23, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa at Match Play

MARANA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa reacts after teeing off on the 8th hole in the second round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana, Arizona, on Feb. 23, 2012. Ishikawa missed out on a place in the last 16 of the championship after losing to Paul Lawrie of Britain in the second round. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa at Match Play

MARANA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa reacts after nailing a birdie on the 17th hole in the first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana, Arizona, on Feb. 22, 2012. Ishikawa scored a one-shot victory over Bill Haas of the United States in the first round. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa at Match Play

MARANA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa tees off on the 18th hole in the first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana, Arizona, on Feb. 22, 2012. Ishikawa scored a one-shot victory over Bill Haas of the United States in the first round. (Kyodo)

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Golf: Thomas wins WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

Justin Thomas of the United States holds the trophy after winning the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 5, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan finishes the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at 6-under-par on Aug. 2, 2020, in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Golf: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits from a bunker on the eighth hole during the final round of the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Aug. 2, 2020, in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Golf: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan tees off on the second hole during the final round of the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Aug. 2, 2020, in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Golf: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Justin Thomas of the United States holds his trophy after winning the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Aug. 2, 2020, in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Golf: Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods

Phil Mickelson (R) is congratulated by Tiger Woods after winning the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China, on Nov. 8, 2009. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: WGC-Mexico Championship

Patrick Reed of the United States lifts the trophy after winning the WGC-Mexico Championship at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City on Feb. 23, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: WGC-Mexico Championship

Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa hits a tee shot on the eighth hole during the first round of the WGC-Mexico Championship at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City on Feb. 20, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: WGC-Mexico Championship

Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa hits a bunker shot on the fourth hole during the first round of the WGC-Mexico Championship at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City on Feb. 20, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Brooks Koepka of the United States holds the trophy after winning the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 28, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits his second shot on the 13th hole during the first round of the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 25, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan tees off on the third hole during the first round of the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 25, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits his second shot on the third hole during the first round of the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 25, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan acknowledges the crowd after making a birdie on the fourth hole during the first round of the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 25, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Tiger Woods at WGC-Mexico Championship

Tiger Woods of the United States competes in the second round of the Mexico Championship, a World Golf Championship event, at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City on Feb. 22, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Tiger Woods at WGC-Mexico Championship

Tiger Woods acknowledges the gallery after hitting a shot close to the pin on the 13th hole during the second round of the Mexico Championship, a World Golf Championship event, at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City on Feb. 22, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: WGC-Mexico Championship

Tiger Woods tees off on the 10th hole during the first round of the Mexico Championship, a World Golf Championship event, at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City on Feb. 21, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: WGC-Mexico Championship

Rory McIlroy plays a shot during the first round of the Mexico Championship, a World Golf Championship event, at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City on Feb. 21, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: WGC-Mexico Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan lines up a putt on the fifth green during the first round of the Mexico Championship, a World Golf Championship event, at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City on Feb. 21, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: WGC-Mexico Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan tees off on the 18th hole during the first round of the Mexico Championship, a World Golf Championship event, at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City on Feb. 21, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: WGC-Mexico Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan chips onto the seventh green during the first round of the Mexico Championship, a World Golf Championship event, at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City on Feb. 21, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Matsuyama at WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama contemplates a putt on the green of the fourth hole during the second round of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 3, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Matsuyama at WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama hits a tee shot on the 11th hole during the second round of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 3, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo